MeasurementUnit
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A Measurement Unit is a standard, fixed quantity of a given kind against which magnitudes of that kind are measured and expressed. A measurement uses a unit to make a value meaningful and comparable.
Examples
- the metre
- the kilogram
- the pascal
Where it sits in the suite
Measurement Unit is defined in the Common Core Ontologies, a mid-level suite that specialises the top-level categories of Basic Formal Ontology. It is released as part of the maintained, logically consistent CCO release and is reused across the connected ontology modules.